Management and Organization

Management
and organization

SSC's space services are carried out by four divisions, led by CEO and his staff under the SSC board; Satellite Management Services, Science Services, Engineering Services and New Ventures.

Board of Directors

Board members elected by the General Meeting 2023

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Anna Kinberg Batra

Chair of the Board

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John Elvesjö

Member of the Board

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Anne Gynnerstedt

Member of the Board

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Gunnar Karlson

Member of the Board

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Per Lundkvist

Member of the Board

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Maria Palm

Member of the Board

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Joakim Reiter

Member of the Board

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Gunilla Rudebjer

Member of the Board

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Per Wahlberg

Member of the Board

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Agnetha Sahlin

Member of the Board, Employee Representative

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Alf Vaerneus

Employee representative

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David Hagsved

Alternate Member of the Board, Employee Representative

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Björn Johansson

Alternate Member of the Board, Employee Representative

Anna Kinberg Batra

Elected

2018

Born

1970

Position

Governor of Stockholm County

Background

MSc in Business Administration at Stockholm School of Economics, Co-founder of two recruitment companies, Head of Communications at Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Member of Parliament 2001-2002 and 2006-2018, Leader of the Moderate Party 2015-2017, several board assignments.

John Elvesjö

Elected

2022

Born

1977

Position

Managing Partner at Brightly Ventures

Background

Inventor and technology entrepreneur. Co-founder of Jenser Technology, Tobii, Tobii Dynavox and Brightly Ventures. Deputy CEO and CTO of Tobii AB (2001-2018). Board Member of Vinnova (2016-2021).

Other assignments

Member of Board of Directors at: Yabie AB, Collective Minds Radiology AB, Wehype Global AB, Hooked Foods AB, Fast Travel Games AB and Zevoy Aktiebolag.

Anne Gynnerstedt

Elected

2015

Born

1957

Position

SVP and General Counsel at Vattenfall

Background

LL.B., General Counsel at SAAB AB, General Counsel at Swedish National Debt Office, Corporate Legal Counsel, SAS

Gunnar Karlson

Elected

2020

Born

1958

Position

Gunnar Karlson consulting AB. Major General of the Reserve. Investigator for the Swedish Armed Forces

Background

Director of Military Intelligence and Security 2012-2019. Military Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Military Representative to NATO and WEU

Other assignments

Board Member Statens Servicecenter

Per Lundkvist

Elected

2018

Born

1981

Position

Head of Analysis Group and Investment Director at Ministry of Economic Affairs

Background

MSc. KMPG and L.E.K Consulting.

Maria Palm

Elected

2016

Born

1965

Position

Partner at L.E.K. Consulting

Background

MSc in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics, Earlier British Telecom

Joakim Reiter

Elected

2020

Born

1974

Position

Chief External and Corporate Affairs Office, Vodafone Group

Background

M.A. in Political Science, MSc., Ambassador, Deputy Director General and Head of Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (DSG-UNCTAD). European Commission

Gunilla Rudebjer

Elected

2021

Born

1959

Position

M.Sc. in Business and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics, CFO Scandic Hotels Group AB, CFO Cision AB, CFO Mandator AB, CFO Parks & Resorts Scandinavia AB, CFO TUI Nordic Holding AB

Background

Board member SkiStar AB, Ambea AB, NCAB Group AB and Oriflame Holding AG. Investment Committee member Cinder Invest AB

Per Wahlberg

Elected

2022

Born

1966

Position

Mr Wahlberg is an entrepreneur in the space industry and the founder of Ovzon AB, a satcom company publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Background

His background also includes co-founding the satellite terminal company Swedish Satellite System and earlier work at Swedish Space Corporation. Current engagements includes being the Deputy CEO of Ovzon AB and board member and CEO of Ovzon Sweden AB.

Agnetha Sahlin

Elected

2022

Born

1978

Position

Project Manager, Payloads & Flight Systems

Background

Master of Science in Telematics, Norwegian University of Science & Technology/University of Glasgow

Alf Vaerneus

Elected

2017

Born

1977

Position

Project Manager, Payloads & Flight Systems, Employed since 2007

Background

Space Engineer

David Hagsved

Elected

2022

Born

1991

Position

Project Manager, Rockets & Balloons, PM & Operations

Background

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Björn Johansson

Elected

2023

Position

Solution architect

Executive Committee

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Charlotta Sund

CEO from 2023

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Nathalie Fortier

President Engineering Services

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Stefan Gustafsson

Senior Vice President Strategy & Sustainable Business

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Kent Jonsson

Interim CFO

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Linda Lyckman

Senior Vice President Business & Technology Innovation

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Lennart Poromaa

President Science Services

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Nicholas Priborsky

President Satellite Management Services

Charlotta Sund

Employed since

2023

Born

1963

Background

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from Linköping University. Was appointed an honorary Doctor of Technology at Linköping University in April 2023. Several senior positions at Ericsson, a global telecom group, President and CEO of Tekniska verken in Linköping 2018-2023

Other assignments

Board assignments for Swedish companies Enea and Hexatronic.

Nathalie Fortier

Born

1977

Employed since

2001

Background

General Engineering

Stefan Gustafsson

Born

1958

Employed since

2013

Background

The Swedish Armed Forces and Vattenfall AB

Other assignments

Board member Aerospace Cluster Sweden, Representative Swedish Aerospace Industries, Chair of ECSF, European Commercial Spaceport Forum, Member of Marathon Committee International Canoe Federation

Kent Jonsson

Background

BSc in Economics and Business Management EF Education, Cision, KPMG Financial Advisory Services, Hult International Business School, Interim CFO engagements

Linda Lyckman

Born

1973

Employed since

2018

Background

Space Engineer Umeå and Luleå University of Technology . Earlier at Kongsberg Satellite Services as well as different positions at SSC

Lennart Poromaa

Born

1966

Employed since

1988

Background

Space Engineer. Different positions within SSC: Head of Sounding Rocket and Balloon Department, Responsible for management and start-up of a new department at RFN, Vidsel, Head of Range Instrumentation at Esrange Space Center.

Nicholas Priborsky

Born

1973

Employed since

2004

Background

Aerospace Systems Engineer